CO129-369 - Acting Governor May Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [10-11] — Page 410

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"What is your name ?" such elementary and obvious questions As "How old are you?" "What is the name of your native village ?"

"Where are you going to ?" "What are you going to do when you get

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for your passage ticket ?" "Do you want to go ?" any complaints to make ?"

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Of course this could easily be done, but the result would infal-

-libly be to drive free enigration to the Coast Ports, where less

supervision is exercised, and to adversely affect the revenue of

the Colony. That this is no idle idea is evidenced by the well-

-known fact that the trial, in 1894, of finger prints, as a means of

preventing personation, had that effect, and had to be abandoned.

Para: 7. (Mr Percsbois' 9 and 10). Last sentence. I do not think

this is 30. I have devoted considerable time and trouble to this point, and cannot find a single instance of arbitrary or unnecessary

delay.

Para: 8. I have already dealt with this matter, except the recommenda-

-tion in the last sentence. Experience shows that Junk and Boat

people would come to the office at any time, day or night, that it

happened to be open, if it suited them to do so, but that the exis-

-ting hours seem to suit the majority best

Paras: 12.13.and 14. The recommendations here are not practicable, and

are based on insufficient knowledge of the subject.

Do these gen- -tlemen really expect me to sit, as Marine Magistrate, in a room in which two typewriters are constantly clicking, telephone bells and

ringing

conversations constantly going on, and into which Fassage Brokers,

Shipmasters, Ship owners, Chinese Merchants, Launch coxwains and

engineers, &c: &c:, are constantly coming to transact their business And do they imagine, for an instant, that the clerks in this "gener -al office" would get any work done at all while I am trying a case* As to the idea of my trying Marine Court cases in my private office, the thing is ridiculous.

As well suggest to the Chief Justice

that his Chambers be made a public room, into which not only coun-

-sel and solicitors, but reporters, witnesses, assessors,

and the